Itachi Uchiha, Path of Sorrow

Let’s celebrate Itachi Uchiha’s birthday

Itachi Uchiha is best known to Naruto fanatiks as the missing-nin from Konohagakure, a member of Akatsuki, partnered with Kisame Hishigaki and that he is Sasuke Uchiha’s older brother. In his time at Konohagakure he was an ANBU captain.

Eldest son of Mikoto and Fugaku Uchiha, he was praised by all as the best of his generation and a prodigy, he became a missing-nin after murdering his entire clan, sparing only his little brother Sasuke. He joined Akatsuki and only after his death when Itachi’s motives were revealed we learned that he was a loyal Shinobi of Konohagakure to the very end. The story of Itachi and his little brother Sasuke is one of the main storyline branches in the Naruto anime franchise. It is a path of sorrow, the path of two brothers and the pain of loss, the darkness of being the sole survivors, tested by blood and honour.

Itachi Trivia
The name ‘Itachi’ means ‘weasel’ while ‘Uchiha’ is another way to pronounce ‘uchiwa’ which means paper fan. Itachi is always ranking as one of the most popular characters in the Naruto anime; his highest to date position was fifth place. Itachi and Kakashi both share the ‘…of the Sharingan’ nickname.